Lou Gehrig

With a TV event as emotional and epic as the last game in Baltimore for Ray Lewis, it would be a mistake to micro-critique the telecast of the game itself by CBS Sports. I'll talk about the work of the Ravens' 24-9 win over the Indianapolis Colts by Jim Nantz and Phil Simms in this review. But the big story was the "last ride" in Baltimore for Lewis, and the performance of CBS Sports Sunday should first and last be judged by how it covered that story. In terms of preparation and understanding how big the story was, CBS Sports was absolutely on it coming into the game. Producer Lance Barrow clearly had his crew focused and psyched for it. But by the end of the game,...

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